11、12. First discovered in 1899 at the Yin Ruins in Anyang, central China’s Henan Province, the oracle bone inscriptions, or “jiaguwen”, are considered the ______(old) fully developed characters of all known languages as well as ______ origin of the Chinese characters people use today.
13、14. Having taken part in two of China’s major archaeological ______(discovery) related to the oracle bone inscriptions, Liu had her first encounter with them in 1973 and developed an around half-century long passion ______ her beloved inscriptions.
15. The discovery of “jiaguwen” marked a curtain-raiser for China to have its academic institutions conduct archaeological excavations, thus ______ setting the country’s archaeological excavations on a scientific track.
16、17. For Liu, the interpretations of “jiaguwen” offer clues for the absolute dating—a technique ______ typically used to conduct archaeological work—of the Yin Ruins, and provide evidence ______(determine) how long ago the ancient objects came from and figure out their ages.
18、19. Around 4,400 characters on oracle bones ______ have been identified so far, according to the archaeologist, with about one-third of ______(they) recognized.
20. Unlike other world’s most famous ancient writing systems, oracle bone inscriptions are the only ones that did not become extinct in history ______ still survive thousands of years later, despite historical changes and social development.
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